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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2018
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Markus Silvester Wohlschlager, Sindelfingen, DE;
Hansjoerg Geywitz, Kusterdingen, DE;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
There is provided a device () for placement on the abdomen () of a subject to measure uterine contractions of the subject and a fetal heart rate. The device () comprises a rigid base () for placement on the abdomen () of the subject and a cover () configured to connect to the rigid base (). The cover () comprises a flexible portion moveable in response to uterine contractions of the subject. The device () further comprises a fetal heart rate sensor () mounted on the rigid base () and configured to measure the fetal heart rate. The device () also comprises a uterine contractions sensor () located within the device () and configured to measure the uterine contractions of the subject.